ROHNERT PARK, Calif- The Sonoma State University Department of Intercollegiate Athletics is proud to announce the 2009 induction class of the SSU Athletics Hall of Fame. Nestor Bernabe, Tami Bradley, Laurie Hollingworth (Krause), Dave Kaufman, and the 1998 Women's Soccer Team will be honored for their athletic excellence and contributions to the history of Sonoma State University athletics.

Nestor Bernabe holds the distinction of being the only All-American in Sonoma State men's tennis history.  The team's No.1  player from 1999 to 2001 and then again 2003, Bernabe holds just about every record in school history.  His 75 career singles victories, 64 victories at the No. 1 position and 140 overall victories (singles and doubles) are by far the best totals at SSU and he alone holds four of the top six most successful seasons in history.  A 2003 ITA All-American, Bernabe has earned several points on the professional circuit.

Tami Bradley played for Sonoma State from 1988 to 1991 and was a junior on the '90 national championship team.  An All-American as a senior, Bradley still sees her name littered throughout the school's record book.  She ranks sixth all-time with 30 goals and eighth all-time with 77 points.  Her 13 goals as as junior are the sixth-best total in school history.  Bradley was the 1991 Northern California Athletic Conference (NCAC) Player of the Year and earned All-Conference nods as a junior and senior.  Her talents were not confined to the soccer field either... in 1998 she competed for Canada in the Winter Olympics (skiing-moguls).

There may not be a student-athlete at Sonoma State who was as dominant in their sport as Laurie Hollingworth (Krause).  A cross country and track and field star for Sonoma State from 1986-90, Hollingworth holds every school record from 800 to 5000 meters.  Hollingworth earned All-American honors in cross country in 1987 and was the Northern California Athletic Conference Cross Country Athlete of the Year in 1988 and 1989 as well.

Dave Kaufman was a three-year member of the Sonoma State men's soccer team, from 1989 to 1991.  Though it's been nearly two decades since his arrival on campus, Kaufman remains the school's all-time leader in saves and shutouts.  He also ranks second in goals against average and fourth in minutes played.  An All-West Region selection as a junior in 1990, Kaufman was also the starting goalkeeper on Sonoma State's 1991 NCAA runner-up squad. 

The 1998 women's soccer team put forth one of the most memorable runs in school history.  The team started out with 20 consecutive wins (a school record in any sport) on their way to a runner-up finish at the NCAA Championship.  Their final record of 22-2-1 represented the most wins ever by a Division II soccer team at the time and their 20-game winning streak is tied for seventh in NCAA history.  Joy Durand led the team with 12 goals and a pair of student-athletes, Amy Apodaca and Sarah Brosius, earned All-American honors. 

The induction ceremony will be held on November 1st, 2008 at the Sally Tomatoes in Rohnert Park. For ticket information or more details, contact Megan Catton at (707) 664-2750.